Walkout (movie)
- User score: 5.9
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Edward James Olmos
- Production companies: Maya Pictures, Esparza / Katz Productions, Olmos Productions, HBO Films
- Genre: Drama, TV Movie
- Budget: $9,500,000
- Release date: 3/18/2006
- Run time: 110 min.
Movie description
Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when the students decide to stage a peaceful walkout to protest the injustices of the public school system. Set against the background of the civil rights movement of 1968, it is a story of courage and the fight for justice and empowerment.
